'When someone isn't home when you expect them to be, and when after a decent interval they still don't turn up, and send no message and have left no note, it's natural to get anxious. But there's still a lack of decisive event. Your ears are all the time waiting for the lick of the door, the quick familiar footsteps, and the breathless apology. So I didn't do anything more to find her that night.' Why has Lynn Granville left her husband Michael? Because he is never at home? Because at work Michael has an extremely attractive new assistant whose marriage has its own problems? Or...
'When someone isn't home when you expect them to be, and when after a decent interval they still don't turn up, and send no message and have left no n...
From the acclaimed author of Marnie and the Poldark series comes Stephanie, a novel laced with suspense and surprises. When the beautiful young daughter of a prominent gentleman is found dead, the coroner is naturally reluctant to bring a verdict of suicide. But what he doesn't know was that it was actually murder. Set in Goa, India, Oxford, and London, this story introduces a absorbing cast of characters: Stephanie, a happy young woman with a brilliant future; Errol Colton, her worldly lover; James, her father, a man of courage and determination who will fight for justice...
From the acclaimed author of Marnie and the Poldark series comes Stephanie, a novel laced with suspense and surprises. When the beau...
This outstanding novel is the story of a girl of 26 who has been crippled in her childhood. The story tells how Deborah Dainton, convinced of her physical lack of attractiveness for men, becomes gradually persuaded of the reality of one man's love for her; it tells how, warmed by this love, she blossoms into the full self-abnegation of a woman in love - and so moves into a life that leads by small but sinister steps into a full co-operation in a precisely executed and dangerous enterprise - described as it occurs minute by minute in masterly detail. As in his earlier books, Winston...
This outstanding novel is the story of a girl of 26 who has been crippled in her childhood. The story tells how Deborah Dainton, convinced of her ...
Manchester, 1867. Widowed in mysterious circumstances and compelled to marry again by his domineering father Frederick, Brook Ferguson selects as his new bride the beautiful, strong-willed Cordelia. But after she comes to live with Brook and Frederick, as well as their household of eccentric family members, it isn't long before Cordelia is locked in a quiet war of dominance with the elder Ferguson. In the stifling atmosphere of the Ferguson's manor house, petty arguments escalate and any small defiance becomes a grand betrayal, until the tension forces Cordelia out into the world in search of...
Manchester, 1867. Widowed in mysterious circumstances and compelled to marry again by his domineering father Frederick, Brook Ferguson selects as his ...
In December, 1898, a barquentine was wrecked on the Cornish coast near Falmouth. This is -the forgotten story- of some of the people who came unexpectedly to be passengers in the ship on her last voyage, of their loves and hates, and how a young boy is drawn irrevocably into the centre of a gripping drama.
In December, 1898, a barquentine was wrecked on the Cornish coast near Falmouth. This is -the forgotten story- of some of the people who came unexpect...
The first novel in the Poldark series, Ross Poldark is a heartwarming, gripping and utterly entertaining saga that bring to lfe an unforgettable cast of characters.
Ross Poldark returns home to Cornwall from the Revolutionary War, looking forward to a joyful homecoming with his family and his beloved fiancee Elizabeth. But instead, he discovers that his father has died, his home is overrun by livestock and drunken servants, and Elizabeth, having been told Ross died, is now engaged to his cousin. Ross must start anew.
The Poldark series is the masterwork of Winston Graham's...
The first novel in the Poldark series, Ross Poldark is a heartwarming, gripping and utterly entertaining saga that bring to lfe an unforgettable ca...
The second novel in the Poldark series, Demelza continues the saga set in Cornwall.
Demelza Carne, the impoverished miner's daughter whom Ross Poldark rescued from a fairground brawl, is now his wife. But the events of these turbulent years test their marriage and their love. All the while, Demelza's efforts to adapt to the ways of the gentry -- and her husband -- place her in hilarious and embarrassing situations. The birth of her first child brings a joy she never experienced before.
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The second novel in the Poldark series, Demelza continues the saga set in Cornwall.
Demelza Carne, the impoverished miner's daughter whom Ro...
As Seen on Masterpiece(TM) on PBS(R) Book 3 of the beloved Poldark series
Ross Poldark faces the darkest hour of his life in this third novel of the Poldark series. Reeling from the tragic death of a loved one, Captain Poldark vents his grief by inciting impoverished locals to salvage the contents of a ship run aground in a storm-an act for which British law proscribes death by hanging. Ross is brought to trial for his involvement, and despite their stormy marriage, Demelza tries to rally support for her husband, to save him and their family.
But there are...
As Seen on Masterpiece(TM) on PBS(R) Book 3 of the beloved Poldark series
Ross Poldark faces the darkest hour of his life in...
The gripping fourth novel in Winston Graham's classic Poldark saga, the major TV series from Masterpiece on PBS.
When Ross Poldark plunges into a highly speculative mining venture, he risks not only his family's financial security but also his already-turbulent marriage. When his old flame Elizabeth Warleggan re-enters his life, Ross is tested like never before. But soon, his wife Demelza retaliates, becoming dangerously involved with a handsome Scottish cavalry officer of her own.
With the looming threat of bankruptcy and scandal, the Poldarks now face the possibility...
The gripping fourth novel in Winston Graham's classic Poldark saga, the major TV series from Masterpiece on PBS.
Just when Ross Poldark, now something of a war hero, seems secure in his hard-won prosperity, he must confront a new dilemma: the sudden infatuation of a young naval officer with his wife Demelza.
And it soon becomes evident that Demelza is not the only woman close to him whose life is in turmoil. Ross s old love Elizabeth, her cousin Morwenna, and his friend s new wife Caroline have also become embroiled in their own personal conflicts in life and in love. It s a time of dramatic change for Poldark and Cornwall, and those who cope best will come out ahead.
Winston Graham's...
Just when Ross Poldark, now something of a war hero, seems secure in his hard-won prosperity, he must confront a new dilemma: the sudden infatuatio...
